Youth Congress worker hacked to death in Kerala
Alapuzha, Kerala: A 28-year-old Youth Congress worker was hacked to death allegedly by CPM workers at Evoor early on Tuesday in Alapuzha district of Kerala. Following the incident a few people belonging to a left organisation....
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Two kids killed as Dalit home set on fire in Faridabad
Faridabad: Two children of a Dalit family were killed and their parents received serious burns after their house was set on fire in Faridabad’s Sonped village in the early hours of Tuesday. According to the police, nine people belonging to the upper-caste Thakur ...
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Security guard found murdered at a farmhouse behind ISRO
Bhopal: A 65-year-old man was found murdered at a farmhouse, where he worked as a security guard, behind Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) on Wednesday morning.The scene of crime suggested he was murdered somewhere else and the body was dumped on the farm ...
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Maoists gun down two policemen in Jharkhand
Godda (Jharkhand): Two policemen were on Saturday killed in an encounter with Maoists in Godda district of Jharkhand. The gun battle began after the police went on a search operation following a tip-off about Maoist movement under Sundarpahari police...
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Violent clashes erupt after communal tension in Ranchi
Ranchi: Ranchi on Saturday seemed to walk to the brink before having second thoughts – a bandh declared by the VHP after communal violence in the Lower Hinoo locality on Friday night saw citywide violence that threatened to spiral out of control...
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Blast in Neemuch kills couple, explosives suspected
Neemuch: A man and his wife were killed in an explosion that took place at a house in Piparwa village, around 80km from here in the wee hours of Saturday. The intensity of the blast indicated that explosives were stored in the house, official sources said.
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Two Indians abducted in war-devastated Libya
New Delhi: Two Indians have been abducted in Sirte in war-devastated Libya even as two other nationals remain in the custody of Islamic militants for past more than one-and-a-half months, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Wednesday.
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Crop loss drives farmer to end life
BHOPAL: A middle-aged farmer committed suicide by hanging self on the outskirts of the state capital on Tuesday evening. Crop loss is believed to be a trigger for the suicide. A case was registered at Sukhi Sewania police station.
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Bangalore cop thrashes adult daughter publicly
BANGALORE: Images of a cop thrashing his daughter in a Bangalore street have gone viral on social media. The images of the shameful act were posted on Facebook by two young women who intervened to save the 25-year-old girl.
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Over 12,100 firms are PF defaulters
NEW DELHI: Over 12,100 establishments have been found defaulting on their PF contribution till December this fiscal and action is being initiated against them, Parliament was informed today.
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Chhattisgarh cop rapes minor girl on pretext of marrying
RAIGARH: A minor girl was allegedly raped by a policeman here on the pretext of marrying her, police said on Sunday. Constable Deepak Bhagat, 26, posted at Lailunga police station allegedly raped a 15-year-old girl at his official residence last week...
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Three-year-old girl sexually abused twice in Bangalore school
BANGALORE: A three-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted twice on the premises of a private school here in the fifth such incident in as many months. The accused, a school attendant, was arrested on November 30 after the mother of the victim registered a police complaint...
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Haryana ‘godman’ Rampal evades detention
NEW DELHI: Haryana government has sought from Union Home Ministry a few Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to monitor the activities of controversial self-styled ‘godman’ Rampal in his Hisar campus after he failed to appear in court in a contempt case.
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Six arrested for child sacrifice in Maharashtra
NAGPUR: The Nagpur district police have arrested six persons in connection with a child sacrifice in Wardha on November 8. While the main accused, Asif Shah alias Munna Pathan, who had abducted the son of an acquaintance, killed him and ate his body parts to acquire...
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Red-bearded Georgian IS militant Omar killed
CHECHNYA: A red-bearded Chechen fighter who became the public face of Islamic State militants has been killed, according to reports. Omar al Shishani, whose real name is Tarkhan Batirashvili, appeared in propaganda videos for the extremist ...
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Sri Lanka gives death penalty to five Indian fishermen
COLOMBO: Five Indian fishermen were given the death penalty by a Sri Lankan court on Thursday for alleged drug trafficking, invoking a sharp reaction from India which took up the matter with Sri Lanka and said it would appeal to a higher court ...
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Bangalore school rape: Office assistant, 45, arrested
BANGALORE: The Bangalore police on Saturday arrested a 45-year-old office assistant at an international school in connection with a sexual assault on a four-year-old pre-nursery student. The accused has been identified as Gundappa Munivenkatappa,...
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Three bodies found, tension in Muzaffarnagar again
BAHADURPUR: Three men aged between 25 and 45 years — all working in town and all fathers — were found brutally killed on the narrow road to Bahadurpur village in Muzaffarnagar on Saturday night, leading to tension in the district.
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Pakistan army fires at Indian positions in Kashmir
JAMMU: The Pakistan Army fired at Indian positions along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir Sunday, violating a 2003 ceasefire, a defence official said. “Pakistan army violated ceasefire in Mendhar sector of the LoC...
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Maoists gun down Congress leader in Odisha
KORAPUT (ODISHA): Suspected Maoists on Friday gunned down a Congress leader outside his house in Odisha’s Koraput district. The deceased has been identified as Jeevan Patnaik (55), a resident of Sunki in Pottangi area...
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Teenager cuts off uncle’s penis after alleged rape in Bihar
PATNA: A teenager cut off a man’s penis after he allegedly tried to rape her for a second time. The 17-year-old girl from Bihar was defending herself against the unwanted sexual advances of the accused Mahendra Mehta, a local tantric healer who is also reportedly her uncle.
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Swiss national held for suspected Maoist link
THRISSUR: A 24-year-old Swiss national has been arrested after he allegedly attended a function organised in memory of a Maoist activist at Valapad. Police said Jonathan Bold, who arrived in Kerala on a tourist visa,
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LeT operative Abdul Subhan arrested in Delhi
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police have arrested a top Lashker-e-Taiba operative who was allegedly involved in indoctrination and recruitment of youths and planning and execution of terror strikes across the country.
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Maoists guerrillas kill tribal man in Odisha
BHUBANESHWAR: Maoist guerrillas have killed a tribal man in Odisha by slitting his throat after accusing him of being a police informer. The murder took place in Koraput district’s Dasini village, over 500 km from here...
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Over Rs 1 lakh crore black money detected last year
NEW DELHI: Government has detected over Rs one lakh crore of undisclosed income in the last financial year, a figure more than double as compared to the search and seizure action undertaken by the Income Tax department during 2012-13 to check black money.
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89 civilians killed in Afghanistan car bomb blast
KABUL: At least 89 civilians, including several children and women, were killed and 42 others wounded on Tuesday in a suicide car bomb attack on a busy marketplace in the south-eastern Afghan province of Paktika, an official said.
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Teacher gang-raped by three youths in Muzaffarnagar
MUZAFFARNAGAR: A 23-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped and threatened by three youths at Balwakheri village under Charthawal police station in Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh, following which the accused were arrested...
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Badaun gang rape: UP govt agrees to CBI probe
BADAUN: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday said that he is ready to refer the Badaun gang rape-murder case to Central Bureau of Investigation. The announcement came on a day Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi...
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Infiltration attempt by Pakistani militants foiled
JAMMU: An attempt by three Pakistani militants to sneak into Indian territory was on Sunday foiled by the army, which also defused an Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) planted by the infiltrators along LoC in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.
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Explosion in Goa’s Madgaon, 1 killed and 4 injured
PANAJI: Police investigating into the blast case at Sao Jose de Areal, in south Goa in which one person was killed and four others injured, said that it was country-made crude bomb that caused the explosion. DGP Goa T N Mohan said it was a low-intensity crude bomb.
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Jharkhand Muslim BJP leader claims she was gang-raped
RANCHI: A Muslim BJP leader in Ranchi on Tuesday claimed she was gang-raped because she was working for the BJP and had opposed the wrongdoings of her political opponents in Ranchi. She also claimed that she was offered to join the Congress...
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Woman attacked with axe for resisting molestation bid
BHOPAL: A woman was attacked with an axe in Satna district when she resisted attempt by a youth to molest her. The woman has been admitted to district hospital in a critical condition, police said. The victim has been identified as Urmila Yadav, 35, the wife of Daddi Yadav.
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Married woman raped, paraded naked by muscleman
RAISEN (MADHYA PRADESH): A twenty two-year-old married woman was not only raped by a muscleman, but also paraded naked in public, after she revealed the incident to villagers at Kachikanakheda village, near the historic Sanchi town in the district, the police said on Wednesday.
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Teacher sexually assaults 11-year-old student in Bhopal
BHOPAL: An 11-year-old student of class IV was sexually assaulted by her teacher during lunch break at a government school in village Manakun near Bhopal. The incident took place around January 26 after which the girl under stress, had stopped going to school.
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Madhya Pradesh’s ‘Gulaab Gang’ sees red, razes liquor dens
BHOPAL: : Nasiri Bai may not bear resemblance to comely Madhuri Dixit in her latest avtaar of a Gulaab Gang crusader, but in real life, her name evokes awe among liquor mafia and bootleggers in Malwa region. February-end is the busiest time of the year for this 45-year-old grandmother from Barwani.
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Assamese girl raped in South Delhi, two accused arrested
NEW DELHI: An Assamese girl was allegedly raped by two men hailing from her state in Mahipalpur area in South Delhi. The two accused identified as Rahul and Harun, both in their 20s and residents of Tejpur, Assam have been arrested on charges of rape.
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Gangrape case during Muzaffarnagar riots against three persons
LUCKNOW: Police have registered a case against three persons at Lank village in Muzaffarnagar for allegedly gang-raping a woman during Muzaffarnagar riots. Meanwhile, at a meeting of khap representatives held in Haryana\'s Jhajjar district, participants decided unanimously to hold a mahapanchayat in Phugana on March 1.
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Jilted cop shoots woman dead in Madhya Pradesh
CHHATTARPUR: A sub-inspector posted at Indergarh police station in Gwalior district of Madhya Pradesh on Thursday shot dead a woman with his service revolver here after she allegedly turned down his love proposal yet again.
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Woman stabbed to death by a stalker in Delhi
NEW DELHI: A 26-year-old woman was stabbed to death in Karol Bagh in Central Delhi area by a stalker last evening, police said on Saturday. The victim has been identified as Simran, an executive working in an MNC in Noida. She had got married two years back.
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Four children drown in water-filled quarry in Vidisha district
BHOPAL: Four children drowned in a water-filled quarry near a brick kiln in Bilkhiria village of Bhopal on Monday afternoon. The dead include two girls. Police said the dead have been identified as Subham, 7, son of Babulal, Ashu, 6, son of Liladhar, Gullu, 15, Sheela, 10, daughters of Liladhar, residents of Gyaraspur village in Vidisha district.
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'Deeply disturbed' Supre Court to take up Birbhum gangrape case on Jan 28
KOLKATA: Stating it was “deeply disturbed,” the Supreme Court on Friday took suo motu cognisance of an alleged gangrape of a girl in West Bengal on orders of a kangaroo court. A bench led by Chief Justice P Sathasivam directed the district judge of Birbhum to inquire into the alleged incident and submit a preliminary report by Monday.
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Four women from Chhattisgarh, minor girl gang-raped in UP
RAIPUR: Cases of people migrating to other states to work as bonded labour and further getting exploited is common in Chhattisgarh. Four women and one minor hailing from Pamgarh in Janjgir-Champa district were gang-raped at Shahabad in Uttar Pradesh on January 20.
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Danish tourist, robbed, gang-raped in Delhi: police
NEW DELHI: Police were questioning a group of men on Wednesday after a Danish tourist said she was robbed and then gang-raped in the heart of the Indian capital’s tourist district, putting sexual violence in India further into the spotlight.
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On the run SIMI activist arrested in Madhya Pradesh
BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh Police on Tuesday arrested SIMI activist Abu Fazal alias Doctor who had escaped from a jail in Khandwa. Two other persons who are believed to have sheltered Fazal, allegedly involved in several acts of terror...
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Cabinet clears Communal Violence Prevention Bill
NEW DELHI: : After much delay, the controversial Communal Violence Prevention Bill was cleared by the Union Cabinet on Monday, after removal of certain provisions, reducing the role of the legislation in handling of riots and making it neutral between communities.
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Shirdi-bound train passengers kill travelling ticket examiner
HYDERABAD: In a shocking incident, a travelling ticket examiner (TTE) was killed by a group of passengers who were angry over lack of water in the AC compartment in which they were travelling. The incident took place at Mantralayam railway station in Kurnool district under Guntakal division of South Central Railway in the early hours of Thursday.
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Southern states vulnerable to 26/11 like attack: NSA
NEW DELHI: Coastal areas in southern states can be potential targets for terrorists to infiltrate into the country; sources quoted National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon as telling a gathering of police chiefs from across the country here on Thursday.
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Blind students catch thief in Madhya Pradesh
JABALPUR: The residents of a government hostel for blind boys on the outskirts of Jabalpur caught a burglar trying to sneak into their hostel and handed him to the police. Vicky, a 21-year-old small time thief vaulted the fence of the hostel on Wednesday.
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Couple gets life imprisonment for setting woman ablaze in Madhya Pradesh
BHOPAL: A couple was sentenced to life imprisonment for setting ablaze a woman over a petty dispute of buffalo trespassing in a field, on Thursday. Panna district court handed over life imprisonment to the couple Devidin, 42, and Halki Bai, 38, residents of Banhari village for setting ablaze Rajo Bai on October 27, 2011.
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Drunken man slits throat of his three sons
RAIPUR: A drunken man on Sunday afternoon killed his three innocent children by slitting their throat with a chopper at Valmiki Nagar near Kabir Nagar. According to sources, the accused, in an inebriated condition, often beat up his wife and children.
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Nursing student held hostage, gang-raped in Kolkata
KOLKATA: A nursing student was allegedly gang-raped by at least three men after being kidnapped in a shuttle car from Chinar Park bus-stand in Rajarhat on Sunday morning. She says she was drugged, held hostage in the red light district of Sonagacchi and raped.
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Man kills his father in a drunken brawl
NEW DELHI: A 28-year-old man killed his father after a heated argument over a petty issue here. Both were drunk, police said on Thursday. Manjeet slashed the neck of Dilip Singh, 66, a farmer, with a sharp-edged weapon around 7.45 pm on Wednesday in West Delhi...
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Asaram’s sprawling ashram in Bhopal faces demolition
BHOPAL: Weeks after self-styled godman Asaram was put behind bars, his empire has begun crumbling. After his ashrams in Indore, Nashik and Rajasthan were partially demolished, bulldozers will be sent to Asaram’s sprawling Bhopal ashram.
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Delhi girl gang-raped in Nainital
DEHRADUN: Three youths, hailing from Delhi, brought a 22-year-old girl to Nainital and along with their four friends allegedly gang-raped her in a hotel, police said on Tuesday. Based on the victim’s complaint, a case has been registered ...
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Minor girl gangraped by five teenagers in Guwahati
GUWAHATI: A 12-year-old girl was allegedly gangraped by five minor boys in the Hatigaon area here. The girl was gangraped near her home on Sunday night when her mother was out on work as a daily wage earner, police said on Tuesday.
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Couple throws acid on another over property dispute
BHOPAL: A couple was seriously injured in an acid attack by another couple during a heated row over an old property dispute, police said on Sunday. Sanjay Singh (37) and his wife Mona Singh (35) were allegedly attacked with acid ...
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Asaram Bapu likely to be summoned on Monday
JODHPUR: Police are likely to issue summons tomorrow to controversial self-styled godman Asaram Bapu in connection with allegation of sexual abuse levelled against him by a minor. “We will summon Asaram Bapu for interrogation on Monday...
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Man strangles wife, two daughters to death
KENDRAPARA: A man allegedly strangulated his wife to death after she failed to bear a male child in their 6-year-long married life, besides killing their two minor daughters in a remote village of the district on Monday, triggering public outcry.
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Woman throws acid on husband
NEW DELHI: After a heated argument over a petty issue, a 24-year-old woman, along with her family members, overpowered her husband and threw acid on his face here, police said on Tuesday. The woman and her younger sister were arrested.
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Man hammers sleeping wife, daughter to death in Betul district
BHOPAL: A man allegedly hammered to death his second wife and daughter in a brutal manner, while they were sleeping, in Betul district on Saturday. Police said Abdul Rauf, 50, a resident of Amla Bokhari area of Betul district, has been booked for smashing skulls of two with hammer, resulting in their death.
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Furious mob lynch gang-rape accused
GWALIOR: An angry mob on Friday lynched a gang-rape accused after he tried to threaten the victim’s family to withdraw the complaint made against him, police said on Friday.
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Judge gets a dose of retributive justice
JABALPUR: Atul Billore, judicial magistrate class I, posted in district and sessions court Dhar had a taste of retributive justice when one of the thieves he may have sentenced to imprisonment during the discharge of his official duties, broke into his home...
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One shot dead, journalist injured in Bhopal
BHOPAL: One person was shot dead and another, a journalist with a local Hindi daily, was injured when two miscreants opened fire on them near the second number bus stop in Tulsi Nagar area here, police said on Saturday.
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Tantrik rapes 20-year-old pregnant woman
BHOPAL: Promising a job for her husband by using his divine powers, a middle-aged tantrik allegedly raped a 20-year-old pregnant woman. The incident had taken place on June 27, but the woman could not muster the courage to tell anyone.
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Depressed, young film editor ends life
MUMBAI: Under pressure to withdraw rape charges against her ex-boyfriend who called off their wedding, a 22-year-old film editor hailing from Delhi allegedly committed suicide at her rented residence at suburban Jogeshwari here, police said on Monday.
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Keralite medical student kidnapped, gang-raped in Manipal
MANGALORE: Shock spread through the education town of Manipal on Friday as news spread of the abduction and alleged rape of a fourth-year MBBS student by three miscreants when she was on her way to her room, just 1 km from the library complex on Thursday night.
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Tribal woman raped in running bus in Odisha
BHUBANESWAR: A tribal woman travelling in an air-conditioned luxury bus was allegedly raped by helper of the vehicle while other passengers were fast asleep. The incident took place on Sunday night when the 25-year-old victim was travelling in a private bus running from Mayurbhanj to Bhubaneswar.
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Sexually harassed boy murders abuser
BHOPAL: City police cracked the murder of an 18-year-old youth, Akash, whose body was found from Harshvardhan complex on June 7, with the arrest of his friend — a minor boy. Police officials said that the accused committed the murder after being repeatedly sodomized by Akash.
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AIIMS student commits suicide
NEW DELHI: An MBBS student at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling fan in his hostel room here, police said on Tuesday.
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Depressed over poor result, two students take their own life
BHOPAL: Depressed over poor results, two students, one of class X and another of class XII, allegedly took their own life in the city late on Wednesday night. After declaration of MP Board results on Tuesday, a total of three students committed suicide in the state capital.
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Spot-fixing: Dara Singh’s son Vindoo arrested
MUMBAI: IPL spot-fixing on Tuesday stained Bollywood when police arrested Vindoo Randhawa, son of late wrestler-actor Dara Singh, for his alleged association with bookies, busting the first filmdom link to the scandal.
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Nine killed in Naxals-CRPF gun battle
Raipur: Eight villagers, including suspected Naxals and a security man of elite Cobra battalion, were killed in a gun-battle between security forces and the ultras in Maoist-affected Bijapur district in southern Chhattisagrh.
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Spot-fixing: Former Ranji player, two more bookies arrested
New Delhi: Three more persons -- a former Ranji player and two bookies -- were arrested from Aurangabad in connection with the IPL spot-fixing case early Sunday even as more details tumbled out of the investigations, giving rise to suspicion that players of other teams may be involved.
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Spot fixing: More players, IPL matches under scanner
NEW DELHI: The role of more players whose names cropped up during interrogation of the arrested cricketers and bookies in the IPL spot-fixing scandal could be probed, Delhi police said on Friday, as six bookies were held in Tamil Nadu in connection with another IPL betting racket.
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Drunken father smashes two-year old girl to death
BHOPAL: A drunken man killed his two-year-old daughter by smashing her head into a wall after his wife denied him money for liquor in Gwalior district in Madhya Pradesh late on Monday night. The incident occurred at Laxmiganj Mandi area...
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11-year-old tribal girl was gang-raped: Medical report
BHOPAL: The police on Thursday confirmed that the 11-year-old tribal girl, who was admitted to a hospital in BHEL township a day earlier with burns, was gang-raped by three persons at Mandideep on April 28. The victim lived with her parents, who worked in a brick kiln there.
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Delhi woman cop alleges rape by senior
NEW DELHI: A 24-year-old Delhi Police woman constable, who attempted suicide on Tuesday, was allegedly raped by a senior officer after being promised marriage, police said on Wednesday.
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Sajjan Kumar acquitted in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Tuesday acquitted Congress leader Sajjan Kumar of all charges in a case related to the killing of five men in Delhi Cantonment during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots that broke out after the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
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Son beats aged father to death
SHAJAPUR (MP): A 75-year old person was beaten to death allegedly by his son at Pachoula Banhal village following dispute over payment of money. The old man, identified as Parvat Malviya, used to receive Rs 1,000 per year from his five sons to meet his expenses, police said on Sunday.
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Youngster abducts, sexually assaults minor girl
BHOPAL: A teenage girl, who had gone missing earlier this month, had been abducted and sexually assaulted by a youngster. This was revealed when the girl informed her family and subsequently, a complaint was filed with the police against the accused on Tuesday.
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Road accidents claim five lives in a day
BHOPAL: A Sagar-based jeweller, who was on his way to Indore with his wife and two sons, and his driver were killed in a road accident at Parvalia on the outskirts of Bhopal. The jeweller’s wife and sons are critical and undergoing treatment.
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Minor girl foils molestation attempt by her teacher
SHAJAPUR (MP): A government primary school teacher on Monday allegedly attempted to molest a class III student of his school on the premises near here, police said on Tuesday. However, the bid of the accused, identified as Babulal, to molest the girl ...
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Minor forced into flesh trade, four held
BHOPAL: Promising a job, a 13-year-old girl from Rewa district was allegedly lured by a woman and then forced her into flesh trade. The girl was raped by over half a dozen persons before being finally rescued by police on Thursday.
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Woman gang-raped by brothers-in-law
BHOPAL: A 30-year-old married dalit woman was allegedly gang-raped by cousins of her husband in Shivpuri district on Friday afternoon. The incident took place at Fatehpur village, around 12 kilometers from Karera police station.
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Girl commits suicide after eve teasing
BHOPAL: A 23-year-old girl, who was subjected to eve teasing by a neighbour committed suicide by hanging herself at her home, police said on Saturday. The incident took place at Chopda Mohalla on Friday when the victim was alone at her home.
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Father turned murderer of minor girl
BHOPAL: The city police, on Monday unravelled the mystery of the murder of a minor girl, reported around six months back, with the arrested of the father of the deceased.
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Woman raped by husband's friend
BHOPAL: A 30-year-old married woman was allegedly raped at her residence in Kamla Nagar area of the state capital by a man posing as a friend of her husband, police said on Monday.
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Backbone broken by teachers, 10-yr-old school boy dies of his injuries
BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh that has earned the dubious distinction of being a state where crimes against women and children have assumed alarming proportions affirmed it with the death of a 10-year-old boy, Aslam Ansari, whose spine was broken after he was allegedly beaten by his teachers in a school in Betul district.
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Youth dies in bike accident, man run over by train
BHOPAL: A youth died on the spot while two of his friends suffered injuries when a military truck hit their motorbike in Koh-e-Fiza area on Sunday night. The injured have been admitted to hospital and a case has been registered against the driver.
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Police forcibly cremate woman’s body, agitators cane-charged
BHOPAL: Police on Thursday cane-charged the agitating farmers in Katni after they refused to cremate the body of Sunia Bai, who set herself on fire on Tuesday over the alleged acquisition of the family’s land. The farmers also threatened to perform her last rites in front of the chief minister\'s residence.
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Miscreant dupes woman of Rs 1 lakh from her ATM card
BHOPAL: A miscreant duped a woman of about Rs 1 lakh by offering her help to withdraw cash at an ATM counter in the city. The incident was noticed on November 10. The woman had gone to the ATM to withdraw money for Diwali shopping on November 8.
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Two persons die in road accidents
BHOPAL: Two persons died in two separate road accidents in the city during the last 24 hours. In the first incident, a resident of Manakund village, Lal Singh died after his motorcycle skidded in Berasia area on Sunday.
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CRPF head constable shoots self
BHOPAL: A CRPF head constable late on Thursday night shot himself thrice with his service gun in Misrod area. The exact reasons behind the suicide are still not known. Primary investigations revealed that the constable was in depression over some family problem.
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Five teenage boys drown in Halali river
BHOPAL: Five children, who went to take bath on Sunday, were drowned in the swirling Halali river under Gunga police station area. The bodies of four children were fished out in the evening.
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Wife turned to be murderer of man
BHOPAL: Wife turned to be the murderer of a man in Bilkhiriya area. Earlier it was believed that the man was killed by some petrol pump employees. The police arrested the accused wife on Thursday.
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Police chase warring MVM students
BHOPAL: A scuffle over organising a freshers’ party between some students of Motilal Vigyan Mahavidyalaya (MVM) led to a ruckus on the college premises on Wednesday.
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Man arrested for raping, beating up girl
BHOPAL: The Kolar police on Sunday arrested a person for allegedly raping and roughing up a 21-year-old girl. The accused also threatened the girl with dire consequences. The incident took place on Saturday.
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Police prevail over ministers, party men
BHOPAL: The law and order situation in Madhya Pradesh is not satisfactory as it has become the leading state in the country as far as crime is concerned. The police are, it appears, dominating the ministers of state government and BJP leaders.
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Man batters wife to death
BHOPAL: A person battered his wife to death over a minor scuffle in Bairagarh area on Monday. The couple had a scuffle over consuming excess alcohol by the accused.
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Half-burnt body of man found in forest
BHOPAL: Half-burnt body of an unidentified man was found in Berasia area on Saturday morning. Police suspect that the man was murdered and then the body burnt by the killers to destroy his identity.
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Looters hold bank manager hostage in his house
BHOPAL: Barely two days after the incident of dacoity at an LIC assistant manager’s house in Misrod, a bank manager was held hostage in his house at Gandhi Nagar area by two miscreants who tried to make with cash and valuables.
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Businessman commits suicide, reason unknown
BHOPAL: A businessman on Tuesday committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling of his house at Shahpura area. According to sources, Hari Singh, 40, was found hanging from the ceiling of his house in Shahpura area on Tuesday morning.
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Medical store owners assaulted, looted
BHOPAL: Half a dozen miscreants assaulted two medical store owners and looted cash and jewellery from them in Hanumanganj area on Friday late night. The injured were brothers and were returning home after closing the medical store.
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Man stabbed by brothers; serious
BHOPAL: A man was seriously injured after being stabbed by his own brothers in Tila Jamalpura area over a minor dispute on Thursday evening. The injured was admitted to Hamidia Hospital where his condition is reportedly serious.
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Tension in city after group clash
BHOPAL: Tension gripped the Tila Jamalpura area on Friday following a clash that took place on Thursday night between two communities reportedly over playing cricket. At least six people were injured in the clash.
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Cop shoots self in Tikamgarh district
BHOPAL: A police constable committed suicide in Jatara area of Tikamgarh district on early Saturday morning. Police have registered a case and sent the body for post-mortem examination.
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Cong: Suryavanshi director’s wife allowed to empty lockers
BHOPAL: The state Congress has lodged a complaint against branch manager of Punjab National Bank Habibganj branch for allowing Seema Singh, wife of Bharat Singh to remain inside the bank for two hours after bank hours to facilitate her to take away the undisclosed money and important documents kept in the locker of her husband.
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Send children to school regularly, minister tells villagers
BHOPAL: Public Health & Family Welfare Minister Dr Narottam Mishra, while interacting with the villagers in Datia district today gave a patient hearing to their problems and instructed the accompanying officers to redress the problems of the villagers immediately.
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No fund allocation under MNREGA without 70 pc MIS
BHOPAL: Principal Secretary Panchayats & Rural Development Aruna Sharma has informed that as per fresh directives of the Union government, fund allocation under MNREGA would not be made without posting entry of 70 percent utilisation of funds allocated earlier on the Centre’s website.
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